What would you do for a last minute trip ?

[vinmar4]

So, long story short, I was able to put together a last minute 3 night trip for one of my best friends and myself ( both of us needed to get away, lol )
First time going without our husbands or other family members.

We are staying the first night at CCR and the other two in a standard studio at Riviera ( still surprised that I was able to get those nights this week!)

We arrive on Oct 31st around noon . I'm having trouble deciding what to do our first non park day. So far, after leaving our luggage at CC, we wanted to take a boat to MK to take some pictures outside and then go to the Poly for a late lunch and a Lapu Lapu, of course!

We may go by the GF to maybe the enchanted Rose for a cocktail and to look around ( not sure about this yet )

Later on, I don't know if we should just stay by CC , go to the Wilderness Campground to look around at all the decorations , or if we she should go to Disney Springs. The problem, we also want to watch the new MK fireworks and love Gayser Point !

The next day, we are going to Epcot and maybe HS for a little while, than back to Epcot for the extra evening hours ( YAY )

During our second park day, we will have to make it for Early Hours at AK to ride Avatar , stay there for a while and possible go have a late lunch at AK. Later on, go back to Epcot to F&W

Now that I'm writing about it, I realized that we also want to visit Port Orleans to see the show that it's back, and we also want to visit CB since we will be at Riviera, plus the Boardwalk. Maybe our last day we can do some of those things. Never enough time, LOL

Any other ideas are welcome !

My friend doesn't go to DW as often as I do, and when they go, they stay off site. She is pretty easy going and she is leaving all the planning to me.

TIA

 

[RoseGold]

I think Trader Sam's opened back up? I'd love to take an adult there for the first time...

 

[Mickey of the Villages]

This trip already sounds like a crossfire hurricane of fun. But don't forget to catch the new floats (barges) for the 50th on the Electrical Water Pageant while you're at CCR.

 

[Mickey of the Villages]

This trip already sounds like a crossfire hurricane of fun. But don't forget to catch the new floats (barges) for the 50th on the Electrical Water Pageant while you're at CCR.

 

[vinmar4]

I think Trader Sam's opened back up? I'd love to take an adult there for the first time...

Never been there! I will look into it, thank you

 

[vinmar4]

This trip already sounds like a crossfire hurricane of fun. But don't forget to catch the new floats (barges) for the 50th on the Electrical Water Pageant while you're at CCR.

Yes!
That's another reason why we are considering staying by CC

 

[gzmtlock]

Late lunch at AK? We would definitely hit Nomad Lounge, for appetizers/tapas and drinks. Love the vibe there - it's a near-requirement for us at AK!

 

[vinmar4]

I think Trader Sam's opened back up? I'd love to take an adult there for the first time...

Wow! I just looked it up, it looks like a lot of fun and great drinks !I can't believe that we've been to the Poly many times ,and and even stayed there ,and we did not know about this place!
We will definitely have to visit this time, and then with my adult kids and husband!
thank you again for the idea

 

[Dizzydizney]

Can you still rent bikes at WL? I would maybe do that to take a tour of the campground Halloween decorations. And would stick around for the fireworks and nighttime floats. I hate Disney Springs....so I’m no help there. Unless you have a car going to Port Orleans might be difficult. And get to AK as early as possible. Avatar line wasn’t bad but I was parking the car at 7:20 am. Everyone was allowed through the main turnstiles, but there was a secondary crew checking bands before you could continue on.

Sounds like a fun trip. No matter what you do, it will be great. You will love the Riviera.

 

[vinmar4]

Late lunch at AK? We would definitely hit Nomad Lounge, for appetizers/tapas and drinks. Love the vibe there - it's a near-requirement for us at AK!

Yes, we love it there also, we are definitely going there, but I also want to make a stop at Jambo house , one of our home resorts, I haven't been since pre-covid. We may just go by the savanna's if we don't eat at Boma.

 

[CBMom01]

This trip already sounds like a crossfire hurricane of fun. But don't forget to catch the new floats (barges) for the 50th on the Electrical Water Pageant while you're at CCR.

Wait, what? How did I miss this? Are there pictures?

 

[vinmar4]

Can you still rent bikes at WL? I would maybe do that to take a tour of the campground Halloween decorations. And would stick around for the fireworks and nighttime floats. I hate Disney Springs....so I’m no help there. Unless you have a car going to Port Orleans might be difficult. And get to AK as early as possible. Avatar line wasn’t bad but I was parking the car at 7:20 am. Everyone was allowed through the main turnstiles, but there was a secondary crew checking bands before you could continue on.

Sounds like a fun trip. No matter what you do, it will be great. You will love the Riviera.

We are taking the bus from Riviera , I'm thinking to be by the bus stop by 7 am. We do love Riviera !
thank you so much

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

We went to Fort Wilderness on Halloween one year and LOVED it. It's such a fun vibe! If I were there on October 31 this year, that's where I would definitely be.

 

[vinmar4]

We went to Fort Wilderness on Halloween one year and LOVED it. It's such a fun vibe! If I were there on October 31 this year, that's where I would definitely be.

Good to hear, how did you guys get around ? I'm not sure about walking around if it's really dark.
Were you there for a long time ?

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Good to hear, how did you guys get around ? I'm not sure about walking around if it's really dark.
Were you there for a long time ?

We were there a couple of hours. We took the boat over from Wilderness Lodge and just walked around one section of the campground. There were lots of people there and the campsites are lit up with decorations. I never felt unsafe. You can also take a bus to get to other sections. We were also able to see several golf carts decorated. The golf cart parade had already happened a couple days before but several were still decorated.

 

[vinmar4]

We were there a couple of hours. We took the boat over from Wilderness Lodge and just walked around one section of the campground. There were lots of people there and the campsites are lit up with decorations. I never felt unsafe. You can also take a bus to get to other sections. We were also able to see several golf carts decorated. The golf cart parade had already happened a couple days before but several were still decorated.

Sounds like fun! I just remember that the friend going with me, used to camp all the time when her children were little. She may love that idea. I have never been by the area where people camp, only to the musical show using the boats. Is the area where they decorate far from the area of the restaurant ?
I can't really do a lot of walking yet, as I broke my foot a few months ago and still swells up after much walking. That's why we are probably taking an uber to go from CCR to Epcot, so we can go by the BC and walk over. I don't really want to do the long walk from the buses into Epcot. We were going to do the early morning hours ,but was pleasantly surprised to see that they will have the 2 extra evening hours that day so we can ride what we want at that time, if we don't get to do it , during the day.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Sounds like fun! I just remember that the friend going with me, used to camp all the time when her children were little. She may love that idea. I have never been by the area where people camp, only to the musical show using the boats. Is the area where they decorate far from the area of the restaurant ?
I can't really do a lot of walking yet, as I broke my foot a few months ago and still swells up after much walking. That's why we are probably taking an uber to go from CCR to Epcot, so we can go by the BC and walk over. I don't really want to do the long walk from the buses into Epcot. We were going to do the early morning hours ,but was pleasantly surprised to see that they will have the 2 extra evening hours that day so we can ride what we want at that time, if we don't get to do it , during the day.

On the map, you can see the boat launches near Pioneer Hall (12). Hoop-Dee-Doo is in that area. We took a left on Big Pine Drive, walked around the campsites in the 100s-500s, and then did the circle in the 1400s. That is the area for the Chip and Dale singalong (8), and they were doing marshmallow roasting. Then I think we took a bus back to Pioneer Hall to ride the boat back to WL. It was not a lot of walking actually. In fact, before we did this, I posted a thread about how we couldn't do a lot of walking because DH needs knee replacements and was having a lot of trouble with walking long distances at that time. He did fine. I hope this helps!
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[vinmar4]

On the map, you can see the boat launches near Pioneer Hall (12). Hoop-Dee-Doo is in that area. We took a left on Big Pine Drive, walked around the campsites in the 100s-500s, and then did the circle in the 1400s. That is the area for the Chip and Dale singalong (8), and they were doing marshmallow roasting. Then I think we took a bus back to Pioneer Hall to ride the boat back to WL. It was not a lot of walking actually. In fact, before we did this, I posted a thread about how we couldn't do a lot of walking because DH needs knee replacements and was having a lot of trouble with walking long distances at that time. He did fine. I hope this helps!
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This really helps! Thank you so much, I won't tell her in advance so she will get a nice surprise.

 

[Pooh12863]

This really helps! Thank you so much, I won't tell her in advance so she will get a nice surprise.

I don't think the WL/FW/Contemporary boat loop is running yet, I know it wasn't a few weeks ago. We had to take the boat from WL to Magic Kingdom and then hop the boat from there to FW.

 

[vinmar4]

I don't think the WL/FW/Contemporary boat loop is running yet, I know it wasn't a few weeks ago. We had to take the boat from WL to Magic Kingdom and then hop the boat from there to FW.

Yes, I think that we would have to go from the Poly to MK to take the boat from there.

Thank you